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Gal Mekel has knee surgery, out indefinitely

The Mavericks just announced that rookie point guard Gal Mekel had right knee surgery to address a torn lateral meniscus. There has been no timetable set for his return.

This means Shane Larkin will continue to log meaningful minutes, even when Devin Harris returns, possibly as soon as Saturday.

Harris will not play in tonight’s game at Phoenix, but nobody would rule out the possibility that he could make his season debut Saturday in Dallas against Portland.

If not then, the veteran certainly will play on the upcoming three-game road trip that starts Monday in Cleveland.

Here’s the release on Mekel:

The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Gal Mekel underwent arthroscopic surgery to address a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee.

The surgery was performed by TO Souryal at Texas Sports Medicine in Dallas. No timetable has been set for his return.

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